Art Appreciation and Political Cartoons

Do political cartoons from our day and age convey a political message relevant to our society?
Why are prints and modern cartoons an excellent vehicle for political messages?
Also, I need you to help me Cite examples of contemporary political cartoons from online sources, magazines or newspapers.

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Do political cartoons from our day and age convey a political message relevant to our society?

Yes, political cartoons express political views, and politics embraces every segment of our society, and all of the policies that governments enact for their citizens. Cartoons express assent, or dissent, generally, with current policies, various segments of the population and views on current events, which are also often political in nature.

Why are prints and modern cartoons an excellent vehicle for political messages?

First they condense an issue into what some ...

Solution Summary

How political cartoons express socially relevant issues (pro and con). Why prints are a good way to disseminate the message of a political cartoon, and how syndicates work to spread cartoonists' messages. Web-bbased site with multiple political cartoonist's work, and some additional information about each artist.